In the Open Graves, Open Minds Project, we unearthed depictions of the vampire and the undead in literature, art, and other media, before embracing shapeshifters and other supernatural beings and their worlds. OGOM opens up questions concerning genre, gender, hybridity, cultural change, and other realms. The Project extends to all narratives of the fantastic, the folkloric, the fabulous, and the magical.

While we encourage innovative submissions that relate to any aspect of medical humanities, the following subject areas are of particular interest:

History of medicine

Disability studies

Gender and sexuality

Transformations of the body

History and philosophy of science

Occupational health and industrial psychology

Trauma studies

Affect studies

Medicine and the law

Medicine and the body in popular culture

Literature and medicine

Medical practise and issues of intersectionality

Globalization and biomedical practice

Although all proposals must address the conference’s central theme, we welcome scholarly submissions from those operating outside of traditional humanities research settings, such as medical students and community activists.

Applicants are invited to submit abstracts of up to 300 words (for 20-minute previously unpublished papers) to pgmedhums@exeter.ac.uk by Friday 3rd March 2017 with “PGMH 2017 Conference Abstract” written in the subject line of the email. We are also keen to receive panel and workshop proposals. These should include 300-word abstracts for up to four speakers, along with a 500-word overview that explains the aims and rationale of the session.

There will be the offer of a small number of travel bursaries for this event, the details of which will be announced in due course.